BioShock officially coming to PS3
by Justin McElroy 
{ May 22nd 2008 at 10:55AM }
All we know at this point is that the game may get some graphical improvements, it's due in time for the 2008 holiday season and that the port is being headed up by new BioShock creative director Jordan Thomas, a designer on the original. Check out the July issue of EGM for screens and some more info.
BioShock developers 2K Boston and 2K Australia are owned by Take-Two. Get to know the company with our Take-Two Family Album. 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Neptune @ May 22nd 2008 10:59AM
Guess the rumors are real every now and then. Great thing even if it's coming quite late.
Marty @ May 22nd 2008 11:41AM
So is 2K tossing PS3 owners a bone, or milking a franchise for all it's worth? :D
Misfit Toy @ May 22nd 2008 12:57PM
The real problem with a game coming out so late is that most of the time all the "SURPRISES" in the game are spoiled. "Teh Internets" have a way of doing those kinds of things.
Heck...I played Metal Gear Solid 2 a week after it came out and it was hard not to hear about Raiden this and WTF no Snake that...
Sean @ May 22nd 2008 1:29PM
@ marty
Can't expect PS3 users to buy Bioshock 2 in Christmas 2009 unless you give them #1. Besdies, I don't expect 2K/Rockstar/T2 to ever make an exclusive game again considering how well GTA did. Even if they are not swallowed by EA.
Benny @ May 22nd 2008 2:16PM
It is a great thing that more people get to play this game - it definitely deserves it.
However I am a bit cynical that this is nothing more than Take Two trying to put something on the horizon to keep up share prices. With no settlement on the EA deal in sight, they're just looking for a stabilizer.
Oh well, let's enjoy this more restrained milking before EA gets their mitts on the franchise. Biioshock Freestyle, anyone?
Anonim @ May 22nd 2008 4:20PM
Isn't Bioshock 2 also (timed?) exclusive for X360?
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"the game *may* get some graphical improvements"
Let's hope so.
Multiplatform games with Unreat Engine 3 on PS3 suxx mightily. (as most multiplatform games unfortunately)
No AA , horrible framertate and other graphical cuts.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=134315
Phi Nguyen @ May 22nd 2008 5:54PM
@ Neptune.
Yeah, and Michael Pachter is always wrong. LOL.
J.Goodwin @ May 22nd 2008 11:00AM
Hooray, PS3 gets another port of a year-old game. This is reason for great rejoicing.
N-zero @ May 22nd 2008 11:03AM
J u really are a tard huh. It isn't because PS3 gets Bioshock a year late its because people who didn't get to play this magnificent game get to play it now. I'm happy for that. Everyone should have a chance to play this great game.
why not the LS2LS7? @ May 22nd 2008 11:11AM
I know you're just trying to crap on the PS3, but there is a point here. Even good games like BioShock typically disappoint when they come out on a console after having made an appearance elsewhere (including the PC) a year or more before. I guess there's money to be made, but every platform is better served by having up-to-date games than retreads.
Ethan @ May 22nd 2008 11:18AM
No better games bar GTA 4 have been released in that year you mention.
why not the LS2LS7? @ May 22nd 2008 11:23AM
Burnout:Paradise was released in that year and is better than BioShock. Hell, it's better than GTA IV in a lot of ways. They didn't give enough exclusive covers or something because they never got the periodicals into a war to see who could give it more 10s faster though.
marauder800 @ May 22nd 2008 11:30AM
It's a must play for those that haven't already played it on 360. I loath SP shooters, but this one kept me engrossed from start to finish. Instead of whining about getting it a year later, be glad that some of the great 360 titles are being ported over, and crap games like Tenchu Z aren't.
Grimble Crumble @ May 22nd 2008 12:04PM
"I loath SP shooters"
Second Person Shooters? Somehow, that sounds awesome.
Spiza @ May 22nd 2008 12:16PM
Awe man, marauder800, I only played the PC version. I better go get the PS3 version so I can handicap myself with joystiqs.
Bleu @ May 22nd 2008 12:34PM
I am buying this game anything for take two they are the REAL DEAL.
NATO_Duke @ May 22nd 2008 12:59PM
"Burnout:Paradise was released in that year and is better than BioShock."
How do those games even compare? A racing game vs a fps with story? I just don't see how you can be secure in that statement. Also, did you play System Shock 2? I loved that game, and though they have a common feel - Bioshock is hardly a copy job of it.
why not the LS2LS7? @ May 22nd 2008 1:45PM
BioShock is not a copy of System Shock 2, just the plot is.
System Shock 2 wasn't a straight shooter, BioShock is.
How can I compare the two games? I just did. The other poster said no better games than BioShock came out between BioShock and GTA IV. He managed to compare all genres to each other, I didn't do any worse.
tc @ May 22nd 2008 4:38PM
"how can i compare tomatoes to velociraptors? i just did!"
great logical argument you got there
NATO_Duke @ May 22nd 2008 5:01PM
I was gonna let that one go Tc, but I thought along the same lines as you.
why not the LS2LS7? @ May 22nd 2008 6:49PM
Again, both of you, Ethan was the first to compare EVERY title between GTA IV and BioShock to each other. I merely compared two.
Go bitch at him. Go bitch at gaming mags that give a single number for games. Go bitch at metacritic.
giantenemycrab @ May 22nd 2008 11:01AM
Hopefully it won't be plagued by the typical PS3 port problems because I would love to play this.
bobartig @ May 22nd 2008 2:58PM
and I hope that "some graphical improvements" doesn't mean scaling down the game resolution to 576p, and applying copious gaussian blur via SPU processes before running through the hardware upscaler, or some other nonsense like that.
chimp o death @ May 22nd 2008 5:38PM
Well, in all honesty, it seems it's a bitch to get a game originally coded for the 360 running at the same level of competence on the PS3. Hopefully they've been working on this a while on the sly and will have it optimized to the sweet spot that Burnout Paradise and COD4 have it. Now, will it look better? It could, considering there's been an extra year or so development time, and if there's smart guys working on the port they can move on to improvements over and above something that merely replicates the 360 experience.
Anyways, it's great for anyone who wants to play the game on PS3 that it's heading that way. I have a feeling that the film adaptation in the works had a hand in getting the game to the widest audience possible.
The only thing I'd be grudgeful about would be any exclusive content that might not be made available to us 360 people. You can have your graphical enhancements, but I want my extra content!
Dave @ May 22nd 2008 12:15PM
Meh. Boring old game conventions with a decent story. Never finished the game.
samfish @ May 22nd 2008 11:01AM
This is probably going to turn into a flame war.
voodoo_craig @ May 22nd 2008 11:11AM
It will once the details drop on the size of the install and the resolution.
4gb and 576p anyone?
Co @ May 22nd 2008 11:12AM
lol samfish u know how to call 'em buddy!
Sir Fidlious Wong (Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award) @ May 22nd 2008 11:13AM
Yup, sure has...
FOXHOUND @ May 22nd 2008 12:02PM
-checks the "filed under" listing at the top of the article-
Yep. Sony PlayStation3. Flame War=inevitable.
FOXHOUND @ May 22nd 2008 12:07PM
Samfish---
-checks the "filed under" listing at the top of the article-
Yep. Sony PlayStation3. Flame War=inevitable.
(I don't know why the reply was not only placed under a different comment reply, but ahead chronologically of someone who replied earlier... x_x)
Vegnagun bwf @ May 22nd 2008 12:09PM
too late
GenBanks @ May 22nd 2008 12:10PM
That's what I thought as soon as I saw the words 'graphical improvements'.
samfish @ May 22nd 2008 12:19PM
Can I reply to myself?
samfish @ May 22nd 2008 12:19PM
Nope. I guess not.
Autopsy15 @ May 22nd 2008 2:29PM
Samfish is over here guys.
Korova @ May 22nd 2008 5:48PM
Probably definitely.
chimp o death @ May 22nd 2008 5:49PM
Well, at least it'll be over a good game for a change. I'm tired of the flame fests over games like Haze, Lair, or Brute Force.
Korova @ May 22nd 2008 5:50PM
Probably definitely.
Korova @ May 22nd 2008 5:50PM
Samfish reply, No?
Korova @ May 22nd 2008 5:51PM
I have been trying to reply to Samfish, but it doesnt work!
Korova @ May 22nd 2008 5:55PM
Samfish, I think you broke Joystiq. You should be ashamed.
jorojoserojas @ May 22nd 2008 11:01AM
All PS3 owners: BUY THIS GAME!!!
It's every bit as good as you've heard. From the story to the gameplay to the surroundings, the game is a masterpiece.
I wonder if they'll do anything extra for this port. If it's significant, I might even consider a double dip.
why not the LS2LS7? @ May 22nd 2008 11:09AM
The story is ridiculously overrated. The plot isn't bad, having been copied from System Shock 2, but the actual story is nothing special, it's just a collection of racial stereotypes and over-the-top accents.
The art direction is wonderful though, like the core level is beautiful to just stand there and look at. And its very atmospheric.
The gameplay is smooth, but its overreliance on monster closets (culminating in the beehive room) keeps me from putting that at masterpiece level too.
tmacairjordan87 @ May 22nd 2008 11:21AM
Bioshock was extremely overrated. Gameplay was typical meh FPS, story was pretty weak and predictable, and there's like 4 different splicers the whole game. The endings blew as well and the final boss is beatable in under 2 minutes.
It's a good rental though.
riggs @ May 22nd 2008 12:32PM
i am conflicted on who to - star.
Tesley @ May 22nd 2008 12:47PM
No more 360 for me because this game was the only reason i was thinking on buying a 360.
chimp o death @ May 22nd 2008 6:00PM
RE: why not the LS2LS7?
"The story is ridiculously overrated"
I am actually curious if you would kindly supply me with, say, three games in the last year with more underrated or compelling stories? Not trying to be contentious, just like to know what you thought was better.
why not the LS2LS7? @ May 22nd 2008 6:54PM
More underrated stories? I guess you mean not overrated?
Portal
Uncharted
Mass Effect
And I only spent 30 seconds on this. I with a little work I could find a lot more.
chez @ May 22nd 2008 11:02AM
B-b-but such a big game can't fit on a Blue ray.